Around the city of Portsmouth, June 2

PORTSMOUTH — The Seacoast African American Cultural Center will hold the Juanita Bell Memorial Scholarship Tea at the center from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 8.

PORTSMOUTH — The Seacoast African American Cultural Center will hold the Juanita Bell Memorial Scholarship Tea at the center from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 8.

Scholarships will be awarded to four local students.

The guest speaker will be Lorena James, a graduate of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, with a degree in Latin American studies.

After completing her studies, she worked for Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Moving to Denver in 2009, she was employed at the Denver Center for Crime Victims and for El Centro Humanitario.

In addition, the Seacoast African American Cultural Center will hold its second annual Juneteenth Celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 21.

The event, featuring music, poetry and dance, will be held at the South Church, 292 State St.

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is holding a combined public officials/public informational meeting to discuss the proposed restriping/slight widening and reconfiguring of the existing park and ride at the Portsmouth Transportation Center, located on Grafton Road, within the Pease International Tradeport.

The purpose of this meeting is to present citizens and public officials with information regarding the proposed project and to solicit public input in order to ensure that project decisions meet public transportation needs, community goals and protect and enhance the environment, according to a written statement from the state DOT.

Dine at The Country View Restaurant in Greenland from 5 till 9 p.m. Friday, June 6, and it will donate 15 percent of the proceeds toward Seacoast Crime Stoppers.

The Country View Restaurant is located at 692 Portsmouth Ave., Greenland.

There will be a Portsmouth Complete Streets public information session and discussion taking place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at the Little Theatre of Portsmouth High School.

The keynote speaker will be Paul Zykofksy, a national Complete Streets expert.

In 2013, the City Council adopted a Complete Streets policy, which was recognized as one of the 10 Best Complete Streets Policies of 2013 by the National Complete Streets Coalition.

For information, call Juliet Walker at 610-7296 or e-mail jthwalker@cityofportsmouth.com.

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